'common' hook - documentation

[mganko]

Hi all,

In docs http://get-simple.info/wiki/plugins:hooks_filters I can find that common hook is called immediately after the plugin functions are included in common.php and it's described as back-end hook.
In source code I see that this hook is called on front-end too.
It should be added to front-end hooks list.

As I'm wrong please correct me.

[Carlos]

I guess you're right. I've just added it to the frontend hooks.

[shawn_a]

Well it IS called "common"

I consider it a backend administrative hook, even if called on the front end, it is not really a templating hook however. If a hook is needed for the front end after plugins or where common is called, perhaps one should be created ?

There are probably several back end hooks called on front end.

[mganko]

Well it IS called "common"

I consider it a backend administrative hook, even if called on the front end, it is not really a templating hook however. If a hook is needed for the front end after plugins or where common is called, perhaps one should be created ?

There are probably several back end hooks called on front end.

Ok I see your point of view but when it is not documented and I think that common is called only on back-end I'm not worry for checking is I'm in back-end or not. I can call my expensive PHP code without worry, in oder case my PHP code will execute not needed on front-end too.

[shawn_a]

You should check backend explicitly.
you can use this since 3.1
basic.php

PHP Code:

/**
 * Check Is FrontEnd
 * 
 * Checks to see if the you are on the frontend or not
 *
 * @since 3.1
 * @return bool
 */
function is_frontend() {
    GLOBAL $base;
    if(isset($base)) {
        return true;
    } else {
        return false;
    }
} 


[mganko]

You should check backend explicitly.
you can use this since 3.1
basic.php

PHP Code:

/**
 * Check Is FrontEnd
 * 
 * Checks to see if the you are on the frontend or not
 *
 * @since 3.1
 * @return bool
 */
function is_frontend() {
    GLOBAL $base;
    if(isset($base)) {
        return true;
    } else {
        return false;
    }
} 


thanks for a tip I did not know about this function